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New files shed more light on Epstein sex scandal
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2024
» NEW YORK - The late financier Jeffrey Epstein invoked his constitutional right against incriminating himself about 600 times in testimony for a lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse.
Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of space occupied. In another, they lie back to back on the floor, their faces straining with discomfort.
Australia to require parental consent for minors using social media
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2021
» SYDNEY: Australia plans to make social media companies obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16 and threaten fines of up to A$10 million (US$7.5 million) for internet platforms which fail to comply, under draft legislation published on Monday.
CNN quits Facebook in Australia, citing defamation risk
Reuters, Published on 29/09/2021
» SYDNEY: US broadcaster CNN said it has stopped posting articles on Australian Facebook Inc pages, citing a court ruling that publishers are liable for defamation in public comments and the social media firm's refusal to help it disable comments in the country.
Indonesia president backs amnesty for professor jailed for WhatsApp message
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has agreed to pardon an academic jailed last month for defamation under a controversial internet law, a minister said, following an outcry from human rights groups who say the law risks curtailing free speech.
BioNTech denies talks to sell 20m doses to Thonburi Healthcare
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2021
» Germany BioNTech said on Thursday it was not in talks with Thonburi Healthcare Group Plc about a sale of its vaccines.
Activist Andy Hall cleared in pineapple defamation case
Reuters, Published on 11/05/2021
» A rights activist hit with almost a decade of lawsuits after raising concerns about labour conditions at a Prachuap Khiri Khan pineapple company received a court decision Tuesday clearing him in the final case against him.
Thanathorn ordered to erase vaccine supply criticism
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2021
» The Criminal Court has ordered leading government foe Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to remove allegations on social media that the state's coronavirus vaccine policy is opaque and unfairly favours a company owned by His Majesty the King, the government said on Sunday.
Musk's trial over 'pedo guy' tweet narrowed
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2019
» The British cave explorer who sued Tesla Inc's Elon Musk for branding him "pedo guy" in a tweet has narrowed his defamation case against the electric car maker's chief executive, and is no longer seeking damages for an emailed suggestion he might be a child rapist.
Elon Musk's 'pedo guy' jury to be asked opinions of visitors to Thailand
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Potential jurors in the defamation trial of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk may be excused from the case if they voice strong feelings about billionaires or people who visit Thailand.